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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike
Mahanian theory disregards what types of ships they are. Is the concentration of force and the destruction of the enemy's main attack force that is critical in Mahan's doctrine.
I really doubt the Japanese could have held the islands. Their supply lines would have been stretched thin by it. Basing their ships there would have left them exposed to attrition by US forces based on the west coast.
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I believe their original stategy was to draw out the US fleet and whoop it in a surface battle (enter Yamato). I don't remember at what point they switched to Yamamoto's idea.